By Joe Apu
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) election billed for Benin City will finally hold in line with FIBA directives with the Electoral Committee back to action as it has confirmed the extension of nomination forms for the election.
According to the chairman of the Electoral Committee, Dr. Lanre Glover, who confirmed the deadline for submission of the nomination form, he said it has been extended to Thursday, January 27, 2022.
“In view of recent developments, the NBBF Congress has authorised the Electoral Committee to extend the deadline for submission of nomination forms for the NBBF Election scheduled for January 31,” Dr. Glover said.
He however emphasised that all documents must be received by 5pm of the stated date.
The Electoral Committee chairman stated that completed forms and relevant documents must be sent by email to lanreglover2005@yahoo.com.
The Electoral Committee was however silent on the venue of the election.
But NBBF president, Engr. Musa Kida says the decision of the Congress reigns supreme in the choice of venue for its 2022 Elective Congress.
In a letter addressed to the Secretary, the federation said the Reconciliatory Committee, set up by the Minister of Youth and Sports, never recommended a change in venue but only urged the ministry to earnestly resume the electoral process already started by the NBBF on October 9, as the committee fully understood the sole right and responsibility of the NBBF Congress in the 2019 constitution.
“Any notion of venue modification is at complete variance with the widely circulated terms of reference setting up this committee.
“As a Secretary General of the Federation, and having followed the process, you should know that the NBBF Election can only be held in line with the NBBF Constitution as approved by FIBA and endorsed by the FMY&S and the Nigeria Olympic Committee, which is sacrosanct and in your custody”, thus stated a letter from the former NBBF president.
“The NBBF is not bound to hold its Elective Congress at the same venue with other National Sports Federations just because they had theirs there.”
In a similar vein, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) hosted its last two Congresses in Yola (2018) and Yenagoa (2021), while the NFF held its last Congress in Asaba, Delta state and security was never an issue.
Kida dismissed Abuja as a safe haven due to documented incidents and security challenges during the technical and player representatives’ elections held last year.
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